An "aha" moment 6 weeks out

Jun 19, 2011

Someone posted on the VSG message board a question of whether or not we miss eating and are we sad that we can't eat anything we want to like we used to before having had surgery and this was my response, which was truly an "aha" moment for me:

I'm still obsessing a little about food as I'm still relatively newly post-op and I really do believe I'm a food addict, so I do miss the "comfort" that I got from sitting down to a buffet and eating HUGE, or grazing all day long on snack foods and crap...

BUT, I am spending a lot more time nowadays thinking "Hey, I feel so good and it's only just the beginning!" instead of feeling remorse over not being able to stuff myself anymore. It is still a daily struggle for me to remember that we eat to live not live to eat.

Anyhow, I've been eating out with family and friends a bit lately, and I absolutely LOVE it. It's still just as delicious, a lot healthier, and a heck of a lot less expensive!

I don't even regret doing it one tiny little bit. Life is good.

I can't express more how pleased I am about having made the decision to have WLS, and more specifically, VSG. It is moments like these "aha" realizations that help me to see just how lucky I am and to know that it's my own self-awareness that is going to get me all the way to where I need to be for total wellness in both mind and body. I love this journey!

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